England 6N 2016 - General Chit Chat

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Haley!

 

[TRF_Olyy]

 

[j'nuh]

Itoje jumping without lifters and disrupting Parisse, guy is incred.

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Is Marshall even England qualified?
Also, if he is, is he not locked to NZ by playing for their u20s? Or is that not their 2nd side? Cause NZ Maori haven't done anything for years

Marshall, 24, said: "It was something I have thought about for a long time. When I started playing for the Crusaders in 2011, I knew I had English ancestry but I wanted to give New Zealand a good crack.
"My dream was always to be an All Black but that's not gone to plan and while I'm still relatively young at 24, it's a good opportunity to come to the UK and give it a nudge.
"International rugby is still a big dream and it's something I still aspire to. But that's way down the line and I will have to play a lot of good rugby for Gloucester to get into the mix but it's the dream and it's what you look back on at the end of your career.

I know a lot of people won't be happy with that though!

 

[ratsapprentice]

I knew I had English ancestry but I wanted to give New Zealand a good crack.

Wild assumption.... could be one of the Whanganui Marshall's.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

My dream was always to be an All Black

**** him, then.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Well at least Marshall plays for Glous so we wont have to worry about him playing for England for a while.

 

[j'nuh]

Wild assumption.... could be one of the Whanganui Marshall's.

Oh, I forgot to copy the part where it says he has an English grandfather. My bad.

 

[ratsapprentice]

Woosh.

 

[j'nuh]

Me

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Pretty Sure Superman would never support Glous.

Aquaman maybe due to the webbed feet and all.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Aquaman maybe due to the webbed feet and all.

Savage

 

[ratsapprentice]

 

[brokenoses]

thats terrifying

 

[nickdnz]

Is Marshall even England qualified?
Also, if he is, is he not locked to NZ by playing for their u20s? Or is that not their 2nd side? Cause NZ Maori haven't done anything for years

I think he is English qualified.

No, New Zealand's U20 team isn't our second choice team. I would be massively in favor of it becoming our second team, but it would really harm Pacific Island rugby. NZ Maori isn't our second team either (otherwise I question whether the Irish would grab Jamison Gibson-Park ).

Our second team is New Zealand 'A' or 'Junior All Blacks' - which last played in the Pacific Nations Cup back in 2009...it seems the NZRU don't have the resources to have the NZ Maori AND the NZ 'A' team tour, and so they opt for the former. Which in my view is a pretty unfair option; seeing as it means a tonne of fringe players miss out due to not being Maori - and often it means that the ABs opt to select from the players already touring Europe when there is an injury.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Saxons tour confirmed to SA in June.

2 Games V South Africa "A" team.

 

[Which Tyler]

Good news.
Now if only they could have sent them touring Russia/Georgia/Romania; or the PIs or some such.
Oh, I'd also sent them without Callard - Perfect time to bring in the likes of Baxter/Hatley/Mallinder etc

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Mallinder ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

 

[TRF_Olyy]

The tour to Australia is still a "full" tour, right?
Three tests but no mid-weeks?
How many players will tour?


Be interesting to see what kind of side will tour for the Saxons. I really REALLY hope that we get, at least, some decent assistants in for Callard. I genuinely don't know how he still has such a high level job as he's a consistent under-achiever.

 

[ratsapprentice]

The assistant is going to be Hepher - already confirmed.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Better than nothing, I suppose!
I hope he takes a set of knuckle dusters with him in case Callard steps out of line.